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Jean Mikle
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U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Frank R. Lautenberg are urging FEMA to allow Jersey Shore homeowners to immediately challenge advisory flood maps that many believe are unfair.

In a letter to FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, the two Democratic senators both expressed concern that enforcement of the new maps could make rebuilding on the Shore too expensive for many middle-class families.

The advisory maps, released in December by FEMA, show flood waters could rise 1 to 5 feet higher in flood-prone areas than previous maps had indicated. ...